Nicole Imgrund

Nicole is the Owner and Director of River’s Edge Counselling Centre. She leads our team of dedicated psychologists and counsellors, committed to compassionate, effective counselling.

Some experiences in life touch us so profoundly, that they cause a ripple effect through the whole of our life—affecting us emotionally, mentally, physically, relationally, and spiritually. These include experiences of trauma, relationship conflict, and significant life transitions. They also include experiences of loss—loss of a loved one, loss of hope, loss of health and quality of life, or loss of connection with others. We are all in need of caring, empathic persons to help us navigate the sometimes chaotic waters of human living.
Approach

In my counselling practice, I strive to create relationships in which you can feel safe to explore the effects of past and present experiences in your life, find creative and effective solutions to life’s challenges, and discover your inner wisdom and capacity for living a full and authentic life. Counselling is an opportunity to touch your own life in a hopeful, healing way, allowing the effects to ripple through every part of your life and being.

I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and relationship challenges, and with couples around communication, conflict, and intimacy. My approach is primarily psychodynamic — relational and insight-oriented — and I draw from a range of modalities to meet each client’s unique goals.

In my work, I integrate:

• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Gottman Method (Couples)
• Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

In individual, couples, and group therapy, it is a privilege for me to make this journey with clients.

Nicole holds Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (MTS) and Master of Divinity (MDiv) degrees, and has been a Counselling Therapist (CT) /  Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) since 2009.  Nicole serves as clinical director for our practicum training program. She is also an Associate Faculty at St. Stephen’s College, teaching in their graduate counselling program.

For more than two decades, Nicole has been deeply involved in professional regulation, advocating for safety and access in mental health care. She serves as Chair of the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA).